Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

Mudejar

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline

Variable

  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Quick

  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size

  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Abbreviation - #8822
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Abbreviation - #8879
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8809
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8818
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8821
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8806
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8808
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8805
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8873
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8835
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8807
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8954
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8838
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8951
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8955
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8874
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8810
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8872
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8843
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8878
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8804
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8877
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Letter - #8820
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Ligature - #8952
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Ligature - #8953
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Ligature - #8875
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 9: Ligature - #8876
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